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George Candea heads the Dependable Systems Lab at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, focusing on the principles and practice of achieving predictable performance and energy efficiency in computer systems. His work particularly addresses the fundamental challenges faced by both large and small-scale real-world systems that defy classic techniques. Previously, Candea served as CEO and Chief Scientist of Cyberhaven, a cybersecurity company he co-founded in 2016. He also held positions as CTO and Chief Scientist at Aster Data Systems, which is now part of Teradata Vantage, and has worked for major companies including Oracle, Microsoft Research, and IBM Research. Candea has received numerous accolades including the 2024 Mark Weiser Award, the inaugural Eurosys Jochen Liedtke Young Researcher Award in 2014, and the MIT TR35 Young Innovators award in 2005. He was awarded an ERC Grant in 2011 and holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Stanford University (2005), alongside a B.S. (1997) and M.Eng. (1998) in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT.
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